2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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2026 United House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
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All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections will take place on June 2, 2026. [1]

Contents

District 1

The 1st district covers the center of the state, taking in the counties of Torrance, Guadalupe, De Baca, and Lincoln, as well as eastern Bernalillo County and most of Albuquerque. The incumbent is Democrat Melanie Stansbury, who was re-elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Melanie Stansbury (D)$599,970$423,765$321,913
Source: Federal Election Commission [7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Steve Jones, radio host and nominee for this district in 2024 [8]
  • Didi Okpareke, pharmacist [9]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Steve Jones (R)$8,405$3,947$30,039
Didi Okpareke (R)$15,482$8,717$6,765
Source: Federal Election Commission [7]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid DJune 19, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid DJune 19, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe DJune 19, 2025
Race to the WH [13] Safe DOctober 11, 2025

District 2

The 2nd district encapsulates southern and western New Mexico, including the cities of Las Cruces, Carlsbad, and Alamogordo, as well as the southwestern suburbs of Albuquerque. The incumbent is Democrat Gabe Vasquez, who was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Gabe Vasquez (D)$1,462,628$512,652$989,062
Source: Federal Election Commission [20]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Eddy Aragon, radio talk show host and candidate for the 1st district in 2021 [21]
  • Greg Cunningham, retired police officer and nominee for New Mexico's 29 House district in 2022 and 2024 [22]
  • Jose Orozco, federal contractor and nominee for New Mexico's 13th House district in 2012 [23]
Potential
Declined

Endorsements

Greg Cunningham
U.S. representatives

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Eddy Aragon (R)$4,522$178$4,344
Source: Federal Election Commission [20]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] TossupJune 19, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Tilt DJune 19, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Lean DJune 19, 2025
Race to the WH [13] Lean DNovember 11, 2025

District 3

The 3rd district covers the northern and eastern parts of the state, taking in the cities of Santa Fe, Roswell, Farmington, and Clovis, as well as parts of the Navajo Nation. The incumbent is Democrat Teresa Leger Fernández, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Teresa Leger Fernández (D)$610,848$468,125$550,649
Source: Federal Election Commission [29]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork
  • Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York [31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Martin Zamora (R)$247,065$21,388$225,677
Source: Federal Election Commission [29]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid DJune 19, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid DJune 19, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe DJune 19, 2025
Race to the WH [13] Safe DOctober 11, 2025

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ross, Alex (October 17, 2025). "Zamora edges out Leger Fernandez in latest fundraising period; Other Congressional candidates, incumbents report big numbers". New Mexico Political Report . Retrieved October 31, 2025. Stansbury, who has been in Congress since 2021, is seeking another term...
  4. ↑ "US House". 3.14 Action. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Champions". Christopher Street Project. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025-2026 Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "2026 Election United States House - New Mexico 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ Ross, Alex (May 14, 2025). "Radio host launches campaign to unseat Vasquez in 2nd Congressional District". Roswell Daily Record . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ Cook, Cathy (July 23, 2025). "Rio Rancho pharmacist running for Congress". Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
  12. 1 2 3 "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 "The 2026 House Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  14. ↑ Brown, Scott (September 20, 2025). "Vasquez announces run for 2026 state congressional seat". KRQE . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  15. ↑ "GIFFORDS PAC endorses key battleground champions running for reelection to Congress". GIFFORDS. September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Jewish Dems Endorsed Candidates". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Candidates". Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs.
  18. ↑ "Gabe Vasquez". JStreetPAC. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Endorsements". latinovictory.org. Latino Victory. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  20. 1 2 "2026 Election United States House - New Mexico 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  21. ↑ Record, Alex Ross Roswell Daily (May 14, 2025). "Radio host launches campaign to unseat Vasquez in 2nd Congressional District". Roswell Daily Record . Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  22. ↑ Ross, Alex (October 3, 2025). "Greg Cunningham enters race for Congress in CD2, covering southern NM and ABQ's Westside". New Mexico Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  23. ↑ Ross, Alex (October 24, 2025). "Former GOP legislative candidate jumps into Congressional race to oust Vasquez". Tri-City Record . Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  24. 1 2 3 Klein, Matthew (August 19, 2025). "2026 New Mexico House Analysis: Evaluating Vasquez's Vulnerability". Cook Political Report . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  25. ↑ Boyd, Dan (July 31, 2025). "Former NM congresswoman Yvette Herrell appointed to Trump administration post". Albuquerque Journal . A Herrell campaign spokesman confirmed her plan to not run in 2026 for the 2nd Congressional District seat
  26. 1 2 Nir, David (October 15, 2025). "Morning Digest: Arizona threatens to sue after House GOP refuses to seat Democrat". The Downballot. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  27. ↑ Lohmann, Patrick (October 27, 2025). "By the #s: NM Dem incumbents show big lead for 2026 national mid-terms". Source New Mexico . Retrieved October 31, 2025. Leger Fernández, who is seeking her fourth term in Congress...
  28. ↑ "Elections". Reproductive Freedom for All. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  29. 1 2 "2026 Election United States House - New Mexico 3rd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  30. ↑ Hendricks, Kevin (September 2, 2025). "Republican State Rep. Martin Zamora Files to Run Against U.S. Rep. Leger Fernandez". New Mexico Political Report. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  31. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1912910". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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